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Solicitor prevented from charging for his time spent as an executor because of absence of an express charging clause under a will.

Article by our Jack Beckett Brealey v Shepherd & Co Solicitors [2024] EWCA Civ 303 (26 March 2024) Background to the Appeal This case was a second...

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Mark Carlisle

Mark is founder of Checkmylegalfees.com. He started his career in legal costs in 1987 at a firm in Buckinghamshire and set up his own Law Costs Drafti...

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Court of Appeal rejects attempt by solicitors to restrict the rights of beneficiaries to challenge the legal costs of administering the Estate

Has your loved one's Estate been correctly charged?

The Court of Appeal yesterday handed down a long awaited judgment in the case of Kenig v Thomson Snell & Passmore and has dismissed the solic...

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The latest reporting on claims against Slater and Gordon

Spotlight on Slater and Gordon as suit alleges 'secret commissions' Law firm Slater and Gordon could be forced to pay out more than £500,000 in compen...

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Court of Appeal refuses Slater and Gordon's application for permission to appeal

Court of Appeal refusal finally settles three important technical points in claims against solicitors for scrutiny of legal fees

Last month we reported on the victory for our growing group of clients against Slater and Gordon in two appeals before the High Court. ...

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